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VOA慢速英语:Nigeria Help Nigerians in Kano State Become Literate

2014-01-09来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Nigeria has one of the world's highest rates of people who can not read or write, but a government agency is taking steps to help more than 400,000 Nigerians in Kano state become literate.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句:More than 1000 turned up.
最后共有1000多人出席。

2. The effort is expected to reach about 403,700 people.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句:That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

3. She once left school because of a lack of financial support.

because of 因为,由于
例句:I'm here because of you.
我来这儿是因为你们。

4. When I come to school in the morning I will enter my class, so when I finish learning, taking lectures, then I will go back home.

go back 回转;  回顾
例句:I can't go back and end this now.
我现在不能回去并结束这一切了。